turkey and syria keep the border shelling going as media reports suggest ankara may have provided the mortars now landing on its territory in the first place. and take out spirit blazes in greece with protesters say they exchanging financial slavery for bailouts as the eurozone releases the latest rescue fund. and chavez valbuena chief will venezuela the longstanding socialist leader of cruisin still enjoys the people support winning a fourth term and six more years in power.

you're watching r t a y from moscow with me to bang would say we start off in turkey way it's a game fired at syria after a cross border mortar bomb strikes but a turkish newspaper is reporting the shells that have been landing in turkey for six days now maybe from weapons that ankara provided to syrian rebels this together with reports said could as separatists are mobilizing inside syria threatens to leave turkey in an awkward diplomatic position a middle east correspondent policia has the latest. what we've witnessed now is five days of increasing conflict along the turkish syrian border at the same time we've seen shelling now taking place from both sides and there's real concern in the region that we could be looking at a full scale war between turkey and syria that started last week wednesday when

a shell was fired from the syrian side into turkish territory and they had killed five members of the same family now the turkish prime minister erdogan has gone on record by saying that his country is ready for war and this follows the approval of a mandate last week by the turkish parliament in which they did give the green light for cross border operations but it's not as if the whole turkish population is behind the prime minister on this issue we've witnessed more than five thousand people take to the streets all last week thursday there they were holding pack cards and chanting no to war in syria is afraid and what we're increasingly hearing from many experts who are pointing to the fact that the area in syria from where these mortars are being fired into turkey are areas that are being controlled by the rebels and that is why many expert opinion still suggesting that they're being fired deliberately to provoke to key into calling on may to to launch some kind of operation in syria and the irony of the situation though is that we're not receiving expert opinion that many of the shells that are being fired from syria

are in fact being fired by weapons that turkey provided to the rebels to help them fight the assad regime so you have this law that i want to situation where turkey is being fired on by weaponry that itself supplied to the rebels in addition to those we're also now receiving several reports that the syrian army of the kurdistan workers party is holding an army just fifteen kilometers from the take the border now they fight to look just concentrated in northern syria has seen kurds take advantage of the situation they've already claimed several cities their economy they want independence from damascus but they have also not becoming a problem for two. ticking of course is no stranger to the kurdish problem just overnight turkey's jets were flying at kurdish in northern iraq so here you have a situation where turkey in its assistance to the rebels to fight aside is now having to fight the kurds and seen an escalation in that problem as well. a

humanitarian crisis is developing in libya the continuing scene of the tondo of bani walid to form a god the god of stronghold as left residents without vital supplies dr abdul hamid a member of the local council is inside the besieged city and gave us his account of what's happening. there because you can do all the. work you know on the ground in order to. normal coming here on the arm of the group. preparing. for more you know. very happy very. good. you are good to hear now. they are hoping. to go very very good the siege of bani walid started because the national congress wants to arrest

the suspected murderers of the man credited with capturing colonel gadhafi the town failed to hand them over but the siege is too strong a response exposing the lawlessness in the country and this is according to geo political analyst patrick hemmings and. as we know libya's anything but civilized and formed in a normal organic fashion. the ruling party that you have been in libya right now is a is amateur government it's an artificial. creation of the west in the photos to cut off the regime change plans so this gives you an indication of how they're governing in this country and certainly that there is no stability in libya compared to before the nato bombing and destruction of their country i don't think they're going to get much help from the u.n. saying that the united nations is the co architect of this post could offer the libya half responsible for this sort of the fraud that was imposed by the

u.n. resolution one nine hundred seventy three which was. starting with a no fly zone which turned into a bombing zone they've got serious problems in libya there's no legitimacy really with this post gadhafi government makes moammar gadhafi government look like a beacon of light in this shining city on the hill in comparison in syria it could be much worse because in syria we're looking at a protracted civil war now in the making or something even worse. the eurozone is again opening up its coffers to pull five hundred billion euros into the region's permanent bailout fund in a bid to save ailing members but cash strapped greece is still waiting for a long delayed loan payout as it negotiates new cuts which have angered the people you're looking right now at live pictures from athens right now where crowds are once again gathering in front of probably meant in athens people also fear is that a band of protests in the city center during the german chancellor's visit on

tuesday there will be heavy police presence but union protests are planned outside this area eliot pensioners marched to the e.u. offices in the capital and burned in you flag international public policy analyst and lucas a jim honest us says people's rights are being infringed. you will have a major crowd of ordinary people of unions of unemployed who would like to attend the protests in the context of the result of chance or uncle merkel but will not be able to do so it has been described by many analysts as a direct trying to the very notion of democracy that was originally born here in athens people do not accept any additional wage cuts or any additional cuts in the public sector means they are not willing to keep negotiating for additional bailouts and for additional austerity measures reduced to numbers go hand in hand

usually and i think that the greek government and of course the felony police is afraid we might have some really troubling incidents including violent riots should the demonstration be out in downtown. in the u.k. cuts to benefits are squeezing the most vulnerable recent data suggests fifteen percent of children regularly go without a meal but london still i ten billion pounds more in wealthy cards and as art is laura smith reports despite intervention from charities are things are only getting worse. for millions of children every year hunger is a death sentence this is save the children's usual campaign feeding starving youngsters in africa but times have changed and for the first time in its ninety three year history the charity has launched a major fundraising campaign here in britain.

it's a watershed moment as recession hits the u.k.'s poorest children the hardest the situation is pretty bleak for children and families out there in our children having to go without what we consider some basic essentials so for example new shoes when their old ones for now it's achieving a warm coat in winter these are pretty striking statistics in the u.k. in twenty twelve and we believe that we really need to take action in glasgow for the first time the cupboard is almost bare for mother of three share and more it's a daily struggle to provide the basics for her kids whose toes with her. because you know there is no money she's not alone three and a half million children are living in poverty in the u.k. and a quarter of their parents say they've gone without meals so their children can eat . a child in poverty has to forgo the things other families take for granted eating

healthily having a friend round for tea days out natalie mother to two year old noah puts all she can afford into the gas meter but it's still not enough to heat their home it's cold but if they. keep warm in the house and blankets rather than turn the fire around oh really so you just can't afford to charities calculate that the poorest ten percent of society i hate thirteen times harder by government cuts to services than the richest ten percent and growing up in poverty puts a child under enormous emotional strain their education suffers even a sick good school and that storing up trouble for the future you have the impact it was almost children but it's also a massive impact to society and to our economy and so you know we if we. we all of us will have to pay the price in terms of actual spending on education

spending on. our economy will be weaker because you know we'll be losing talent what's the point of slashing a welfare budget if we're going to be paying the price for our increased spending we're going to. save the children hopes to help the worst hit families but this could be a long campaign the institute for fiscal studies says in the next ten years based on current government tax and benefit policies eight hundred thousand more children will be dragged into poverty eradicating all the gains that have been made in the last ten years laura smith r.t. london. you're watching r t and he's reelected venezuelan president hugo chavez secures a comfortable victory in the crucial vote for the nation the details just ahead. these stories and much more for you in a few minutes after this break. looking

at some dogs you simply do not believe they come speak and goodness how they can wrong oh. it's an international sled dog race with those driving the dogs. coming from as far away as a strand in canada and the us i come to russia and everybody is so very friendly they welcomed me with open arms and the scenery is so beautiful it's very much like a laska and so i felt at home the first blood joke was brought here from australia now it's trios come to this remote russian village to take part in the race it's not surprising they love it this trail are amazing but even more amazing is the story of how racing first started here atoll it wasn't the top. grazing who

set the trail ablaze but a nun and for all friends who brought that idea to life. five years ago mother press camera built a dog kennel in the village kids from the local open age came around to take care of the dogs and one day they state their life might seem extreme to some the boys wake up at six to feed the dogs before school in the evening they spend up to three hours training their four legged friends but mother per square also encourages her kids to become dad hands on the computer and internet the boys regularly updated their website and they're in touch with their busy mother twenty four seven on the phone itself. but children are the most important thing my only interests not play any rule any more and regardless of whether parsky has hoskins window race or not she hopes the competition will take place in the village next year. but called these dogs and the children it really is not the winning but truly just the taking

part that counts. you know watching our team thanks for being with us it was a tough political battle but chavez again proved his socialist agenda and venezuela enjoys strong popular support as he was reelected president for fourth time the polls massive turnout of over eighty percent showed just how crucial the vote was for the nation as a correspondent in caracas alyse coffin all for the all the details. we're standing here on the streets of caracas just hours after president to solve as immersed as the clear winner in this election the world's leading the country for another six years after millions of venezuelans have their ballots now i saw this picture very

likely ensures that the current programs the president has put into place will continue that means the so-called twenty first century socialism experiments but it helped improve life for many of the poor many of whom are scattered here while the celebrations have been largely for the most part things actually hop on a little bit and for us you can see behind me people have probably drank a little bit too much gathering here on motorcycles and we know that the opposition candidate and we. agreed to some sweet seeds he said that he's not going to contest the election to president of ourselves as so it really remains to be seen whether there will be any sort of street classes or any sort of opposition rallies in the retake for the science officers economic policies promise of corruption and promise to improve ties with the west of course he didn't win a lot of support and that is because a lot of the people here feel that a lot of the problems of the venezuela have still not been addressed there's

a very high crime rate there are serious problems with corruption in the country and they're just not sure whether the scale of the present with us on this for another six years isn't really going to lead to improving those issues but of course what is the border city does remain a sort of god like figure to some degree and here's a look as to why running water electricity and a real home having spent most of her life in venezuela slums these are luxuries that anna silva could only dream of before going over there when i got this apartment i just couldn't believe it i thought my eyes were deceiving me i'm thankful to this government for helping people like me she was able to move her family into this home thanks to a housing program established under president hugo chavez. it's one of the many projects that its own. tremendous popular support among the poor but alienated him from other voters the latter have turned out in droves to vote for him to rekick a wealthy businessman in a free market advocate who is pushing for more private enterprise and investment

critics fear that he would bring an end to venezuela's twenty first century socialism so what we're looking at is an ongoing effort by the old venezuelan ruling class to turn back the clock represents the past he represents an attempt to move. away from a past that focuses attention on reducing inequality and reducing poverty. but whether chavez has addressed that in the best way remains a question dollars having to help bring down the crime rate one of the worst in the world on employment and a stack dating economy has turned many away from el commandante today even as well house corruption deficit we are some of the poorest people. childless has been accused of authoritarianism suppressing the courts and silencing critics in the press. another burning issue in the country is the quality of employment among the poor the government does implement measures to support them but there are no jobs

for those in the deepest poverty they receive government subsidies but there isn't enough investment both government and private to actually provide them with a well paid job instead of just giving financial aid. it for the long neglected residents of venezuela slums free services may just trump over freedom this is done as well as body a part of the largest slum in all of latin america but the thousands of venezuelans who live here had no access to any sort of medical care that is until i saw the social program to open clinics like this one here as well as get access to doctors and medical services free medicine for free here they helped me along to thank god and this community has helped a lot of people and a lot cheap of. right here thank you chairman has done a lot for us those missions are just incredible. these are illegal settlements the shacks and buildings are poorly built and for decades infrastructure was virtually

nonexistent moster sprawled across the steep hills surrounding caracas that the people living up in those longs are barrios they're used to being no way to get down to the city to find work or go to school simply walking down those hills you think about an hour and how they used to be no public transportation until president about charges build these cable cars a literal lifeline for venezuela's poor life in the slums may have improved but the country still has a long way to go voters have grown frustrated over the declining wages and scarce job prospects and reversing these trends in the next six years won't be easy to see catherine of. venezuela. over the argy dot com must see how it will come become deadlier than disease nearly a hundred people are suffering in a deadly meningitis outbreak in the u.s. it's told the painkilling steroids injections in fact infected patients find out more on our website. also online the odds of tag a visitor to the tate modern gallery in london scrolls a signature on

a painting by a renowned expressionless mark rothko find out why he's claiming he actually made them all so valuable. south korea has signed an agreement with the u.s. which allows it to possess the missiles capable of reaching any part of north korea a previous arms a pact with washington restricted souls ability to develop or deploy long range rockets leaving many targets in the communist state out of reach the new agreement extensive a maximum range of south korean ballistic missiles from three hundred kilometers to eight hundred seoul says the decision was made to armed provocations by appealing young and claims that it's simply trying to protect its own people. a team b. always a specialist from london things that the real reason for the deal sweating hide. this new take into the china. has been the sticking point.

sutras in the americas and now pretoria. do with american election everything through the elections from the south korean point of view they want to build in capability. there are elections in december which conceivably might bring more peaceful government i don't think this particular. signing nothing very much to do with that satellite test is just the product of of long discussions and both sides thinking this is pretty time for electro reasons to come to an agreement to extend. our range. reason talk talk concern i mean more missiles around them the rules are so dangerous that basically says you don't really think next only any traditional difference in the balance of

the balance of power in east asia only in america's favor in south korea's favor north korea is very very weak in military terms in real military terms and we have to see this within the context of american strategy to contain china now some other international news making headlines today two afghan intelligence officers have been killed in that blast targeting a local police station in the southern helmand province a car bomb attack to injure other security staff and thirteen civilians it comes a day after the taliban issued a statement saying that nato forces are close to defeat and are fleeing in. israel has attacked gaza from. air force second day leaving several children injured it was in response to around fifty rockets and mortars being fired from inside palestinian territory on sunday's israeli forces targeted alleged

palestinian militants riding motorbikes several children was severely wounded them as well. julia saunders suing the australian prime minister for defamation he says it's raised on comments by julia gillard in twenty ten in which she called the release of u.s. diplomatic cables grossly irresponsible and illegal asuncion claims her comments actually authorized further attacks on him and weak leaks is currently holed up in ecuador's embassy in london to avoid being sent to read in the koreas on the extradition to the u.s. . congress ones are to blog to chinese telecom giant from entering the u.s. market over fears of espionage after eleven months of investigation it was ruled that a while away and z.t. you may be under state influence and should be barred from mergers and acquisitions in america companies deny helping china gather sensitive information of foreign

countries and friends. but probably kill of fornier based firm as large as first supply fly do the international space station since the retirement of american space shuttles last year only russia has been able to send people and supplies to the i a says now space x. is also developing systems to send astronauts into orbit space if you're a g. expert brian weeden the adults that private companies can't compete with state run firms just yet. in certain areas for example for vidame basic transportation to and from the space station these commercial private companies can provide its mistake on the titian but there are other areas you know long term exploration of the moon and mars and beyond where hard for the time being you're probably just still see a lot of state run companies in space x. still has a long ways to go before it can prove that it can carry humans safely to and from the our space station space travel is not

a cheap endeavor and as we've seen you know the world's going through some tough economic times i think for the time being you're going to see a renewed effort to try and get more use out of the in our suspicion through the rest of his life time and then i think you're probably going to see some international some cooperate of missions that look at what the next step is if i had to take a guess that would probably be back to the moon. a few minutes.

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that's. twenty eight minutes past the hour you're watching business r.t. straight to our top story russia is launching the second pipeline in the north

stream project to ship gal's to europe the second link laid on the bottom of the baltic sea will double nordstrom's annual capacity of fifty five billion cubic meters or teased me term of the danco as the story. gas indeed has started flowing through the second line of the north stream gas pipeline indeed its capacity has been doubled to fifty five billion cubic meters which would be enough to basically provide twenty six million european households with heat and energy and it's also amounts to around fifty percent of what is right now being transmitted through ukraine see the one of the main goals of this project was to bypass transit countries like belarus and ukraine which at times were not so reliable partners for russia and supply gas directly to europe while the heads of four states russia germany the netherlands and france hailed the launch of the second line he said you know it is indeed an exemplary. one of the most

magnificent infrastructure projects in europe today the installation of this underwater pipeline required constant attention especially in regards to the environmental impact of the construction in the north stream will also significantly strengthen european energy security by diversifying supply. and date this is a very expensive project a cost seven and a half billion euros to launch and several years five to be exact in order for it to reach full capacity and earlier i spoke to the head of gas problems in export branch and it's on the better and he said that it takes a lot of time in order to fill up a pipeline so therefore it hasn't yet been operating at full capacity and claims that russia needs to lower prices for europe as he said ridiculous. thought it was a pretty.